David José Martínez (born August 4, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.
David Martínez | |
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Staten Island FerryHawks – No. 29 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1987-08-04) August 4, 1987 (age 35) Cumaná, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 21, 2013, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics (through 2014 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1–0 |
Earned run average | 6.38 |
Strikeouts | 12 |
WHIP | 1.42 |
Teams | |
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In 2013, Martinez played for the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Double-A Texas League and the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[1] He won two consecutive pitcher of the month awards from the Astros.[2]
Martínez was called up to the majors for the first time on August 20, 2013.[3]
Martínez signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on November 20, 2014.[4]
On December 15, 2015, Martínez signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins.
He was released on July 7, 2016, and signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers the next day and assigned to the Erie SeaWolves. He was released in March 2017.
On April 5, 2017, Martinez signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
On February 7, 2018, Martinez signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[5] He was released on August 16, 2018.[6]
After the 2020 season, he played for Caribes de Anzoátegui of the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional(LVMP). He has also played for Venezuela in the 2021 Caribbean Series.
On May 18, 2022, Martinez signed with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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